Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is dressed in an above average manner. His hair, while still mostly purple, has prominent grey streaks. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Astar hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 6000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She wears her chestnut hair up. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Born in the west to a Sage, Rosalind learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Sage work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sage work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. After a long history of fighting, Rosalind and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Sage responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 400 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and white handkerchief worn on her right side. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has worked as a Marshal like her father before her.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A 6'0" southern woman, she dresses like a well dressed Sage does. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are white.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Family, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.